My nephew has not shown any interest whatsoever in sports. He'd rather do anything else than watch or play sports. His dad (my brother-in-law), like me, is a huge sports fan and he is having difficulty bonding with his son. I couldn't really give him any advice seeing as I don't have any kids and wouldn't know what to do if my son were the same way... How many of you here have sons that aren't interested in sports and does it bother you?
Don't worry. My nephew did not get interested in sports until he was 13. He is 15 now and wants to play every sport his school has and he is also a Rockets fan.
My son has always showed relatively little interest in watching sports. He played t-ball, but wasn't that interested in it and had no desire to continue on to the higher levels. He started playing soccer when he was around 10 and quit playing youth soccer at 15. He now plays adult soccer. He is now 25 and has a college degree, great wife, good job and a new baby. His lack of interest in sports did not hurt him one bit.
yeah hes pretty young..get him some pokomon toys or power rangers stuff or whatever little kids like these days
I didn't get interested in sports until I was 8 or 9.. around the time of the Rockets first championship run.
I have 2 little brothers who couldn't be more different. They are 12 and 13 now. The youngest is about 11 years younger than me, but ever since he was about 6 years old he's loved sports and has always wanted me to go play basketball or throw the football with him. I taught him how to shoot and dribble, how to use his pivot foot, and to shoot with his left hand, how to run a slant route, a fly route, a reverse, etc. He's got an extremely competitive nature and gets really pissed off when he isn't winning. He's a lot more like me. The other is about a year older than him but he is kind of a sissy. He's really fast and can't easily be tackled when he decides to play football. But if he gets tackled he gets whiny and ends up quitting. He could have been a good player because he's athletic, but he just ends up whining and quitting. He does like baseball a bit, but I think he's more into skateboards now.
i read studies that showed that kids who were active in sports at a young age are more likely to do better in business and in their career versus kids who just stayed home and studied.
LOL...exactly what I was thinking. My brother just had a kid and as soon as he can hold a football/basketball, I'm gonna put one in his hands.
I don't have a son but if I did, I would expect him to get into sports. I would be crushed if he had no interest in any sport.
My advice would be for the dad to find out what his son DOES like and take an interest in that. Not the other way around.
I remember my 7th birthday. My parents took me to Pancho's to eat and then surprised me with a 1987 Topps baseball card set (the cards with the wood colored borders). I don't exactly remember when sports started playing a big role in my life but it was before the age of seven.
Well he probably won't be the greatest basketball player either! You don't have to jump on a skateboard, but you can watch the X-games or his Tony Hawk videos with him or whatever. Go to the skate shope with him and help find the best board for his age/skill, talk to the shopboys and learn a little. If you take a little interest in what he's doing, you'll find yourself becoming proud of him as he improves, no matter what it is. Plus kids always appreciate it when they can talk to their dads about their passion. You're not too old to learn a new trick or two! Geez, I don't even have kids and I know that!
Skateboarding is a sport, do they have skate parks where you live? Maybe your brother in law can take him to one of those and have him "show his moves"
bingo, i was going to say the same thing. what do i know? everyone around me hates sports and i think their all queers. im one of the few out of my whole family who enjoys/follows sports.
